A record-setting playoff run by the Adairsville Lady Tigers soccer team came to a close Saturday night at Tiger Valley with a 2-0 loss to Savannah Arts Academy. Savannah Arts Academy scored in the final two minutes of the first half on a penalty kick to take a 1-0 lead and added a second goal in the game’s 49th minute. Savannah Arts Academy advances to the state semifinals to face Westminster. Blessed Trinity and Decatur are the other state semifinalists in Class AAA. Adairsville’s season finished with a 17-2 record, a No. 7 ranking in the most recent statewide poll, and a Region 6-AAA title. It also marked the program’s first trip to the state quarterfinals.

Georgia Highlands earned a spot in the post season Saturday with a win in the first game of their doubleheader with West Georgia Tech, 6-4. The Chargers entered Saturday’s doubleheader at LakePoint needing at least one win to lock down a post-season berth in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association tournament. The Chargers avoided any final game drama and took care of business in the opener, 6-4. Although the visiting Golden Knights won the second game, 11-5, GHC will be one of the six teams in the GCAA tournament next week. Nick Fink hit a pair of home runs in Game 1 and Georgia Highlands took a commanding 6-1 lead through four innings. WGT did not go easily however. The Golden Knights managed a three-run rally in the fifth on an error, a fielder’s choice, and an RBI single to cut the lead to two runs. That would be as close as they would come, however, as GHC reliever Will Griffin slammed the door with a pair of shutout innings in the sixth and seventh. Griffin struck out four and allowed only two hits and a walk. Daniel Gooden got the pitching win for the Chargers. He yielded only a pair of earned runs on five hits and four walks. Gooden struck out six WGT batters. Brandon Bell, Brandon Etheridge, Jonathan White, Mitch Burger, and Devin Bilardello had one hit each in Game 1. West Georgia Tech grabbed a 9-2 lead through 4 and 1/2 innings in Game 2. Zach McCrum hit a two-run home run for the Chargers in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to 9-4 and Etheridge doubled home a run in the sixth to make it 9-5, but Georgia Highlands could get no closer. Jacob Olson had three hits, including a pair of homers and four RBI to lead the Golden Knights. Adam Pedraza also homered for WGT. Tristan Roberts had two hits for the Chargers. Etheridge, Jake Swan, Trenton Nutter, Seth Little, and Kyle Garrard added hits for Georgia Highlands. The Chargers (27-29) will enter the GCAA tournament May 11-14 at Darton State College in Albany as the league’s No. 5 seed and will face fourth-seeded Gordon State in the opening round (Wed., May 11, 12 noon). Darton State secured the regular season title and will be the top seed in the tournament. The Cavaliers await the winner of the GHC/Gordon game Thursday, May 12 at noon. South Georgia State finished second in the conference and will also have a first round bye. ABAC was third and will play sixth-seeded East Georgia in the first round May 11. The double-elimination tournament continues through Saturday, May 14. GCAA Final Regular Season Standings GCAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conf. . . . . . Overall Darton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-7 . . . . . . 36-18 South Georgia . . . . . . . . . 20-8 . . . . . 35-20 ABAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-14 . . . . 26-27 Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15 . . . . . 28-28 Georgia Highlands . . . . . . 12-16 . . . . . 27-29 East Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . 12-16 . . . . . 25-27 Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18 . . . . . 21-32 West Georgia Tech . . . . . . 10-18 . . . . . 15-34-1 GCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Wednesday, May 11: 12 p.m. Game 1: #4 Gordon State vs. #5 Georgia Highlands 3:30 p.m. Game 2: #3 ABAC vs. #6 E. Georgia State 7 p.m. Game 3: Game 1loser GSC / GHC vs. Game 2 loser ABAC / EGSC Thursday, May 12: 12 p.m. Game 4: #1 Darton State vs. Game 1 winner #4 / #5 3:30 p.m. Game 5: #2 S. GA State vs. Game 2 winner #3 / #6 7 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 loser vs. Game 5 loser Friday, May 13: 12 p.m. Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner 3:30 p.m. Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 6 winner 7 p.m. Game 9: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 winner Saturday, May 14: 12 p.m. Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner 30 minutes after Game 10. If Game 11:

West Georgia Tech broke open a tight game in the seventh inning Friday night at LakePoint in Emerson to defeat Georgia Highlands, 6-5. The visiting Golden Knights, needing a four-game sweep of GHC in this week’s series to keep their faint playoff hopes alive, has now won the first two games. West Georgia Tech defeated Georgia Highlands in Carrollton on Tuesday, 8-2. The Chargers took an early 3-0 lead going to the fourth inning, but WGT battled back with single runs in the fourth and fifth frames prior to their four-run seventh. Brandon Bell reach base five times for the Chargers on a pair of hits and three walks. He also scored twice. Devin Bilardello collected two hits and a pair of walks. Mitch Burger had a pair of hits and one RBI. Brandon Etheridge had a first inning double and scored a run. Jonathan White also drove in a run with a hit for Georgia Highlands. Avery Roth and Josh Edison combined for eight hits and six RBI to lead the Golden Knights offense. Matt Orange picked up the pitching victory for West Georgia Tech in relief of starter Connor Wilson. Tyler Elkins took the rubber for the eighth and ninth innings and earned a two-inning save. Bryan Quillens suffered the pitching loss for the Chargers in relief of starter Casey Collins who went 6 and 1/3 innings. Will Griffin and Colby Taylor also pitched in relief for Georgia Highlands. The two teams meet again Saturday at LakePoint for a regular season ending doubleheader at 1 pm and a post-season, conference tournament bid on the line. The top six teams in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association advance to the conference tournament. Georgia Highlands currently sits in a tie for fifth with Gordon College, but Andrew College is only one game back with two games to play. Andrew College is playing at Gordon College in a doubleheader Saturday. East Georgia has a doubleheader at conference leading Darton. GCAA Standings (thru Fri, May 6) GCAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conf. . . . . . Overall Darton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-7 . . . . . . 34-18 South Georgia . . . . . . . . . 18-8 . . . . . 33-20 ABAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-12 . . . . 26-25 East Georgia . . . . . . . . . . 12-14 . . . . . 25-25 Georgia Highlands . . . . . . 11-15 . . . . . 26-28 Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-15 . . . . . 26-28 Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16 . . . . . 21-30 West Georgia Tech . . . . . . 9-17 . . . . . . 14-33-1

2016 GHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet Hugh Mills Stadium, Albany, GA Results from the events that included local athletes at the Girls State Meet -- May 5 and 6. FRIDAY, MAY 6 1600 METER RUN Bree Cole, Cartersville — 5th -- Class 4A -- 5:20.19 (event winner: Josie Wirtz, Marist, 5:07.17) 800 METER RUN Bree Cole, Cartersville — 14th Prelim, DNQ for final -- Class 4A -- 2:27.89 SHOT PUT London Shaw, Cartersville — 14th -- Class 4A -- 31-06.00 (event winner: Makenli Forrest, Woodward Academy, 45-00.00) THURSDAY, MAY 5 SHOT PUT Josie Summerville — Adairsville — 4th — Class 3A — 35-09.00 (event winner: Camilla Sims, Jackson-Atlanta, 39-11.00) HIGH JUMP Kyler Trouten — Cass — 8th — Class 5A — 5-00.00 (event winner: NaTosha Jordan, Richmond Academy, 5-08.00) SHOT PUT Hayley Gildersleeve — Cass — 9th — Class 5A — 37-09.00 (event winner: Timberly Molden, Stephenson, 43-08.50) The state meet continues for all classifications through Saturday.

2016 GHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet Hugh Mills Stadium, Albany, GA Results from the opening day field events for local athletes at the Girls State Meet -- Thursday, May 5: SHOT PUT Josie Summerville — Adairsville — 4th — Class 3A — 35-09.00 (event winner: Camilla Sims, Jackson-Atlanta, 39-11.00) HIGH JUMP Kyler Trouten — Cass — 8th — Class 5A — 5-00.00 (event winner: NaTosha Jordan, Richmond Academy, 5-08.00) SHOT PUT Hayley Gildersleeve — Cass — 9th — Class 5A — 37-09.00 (event winner: Timberly Molden, Stephenson, 43-08.50) The state meet continues for all classifications through Saturday. (Photo credit: Danny Fairbanks, Cass track & field team members, Trouten and Gildersleeve at state meet in Albany.)

The Cartersville baseball team remained unbeaten in post-season play Wednesday night with a second round, playoff doubleheader sweep at Thomson. The Canes took the opener, 13-3, and won the nightcap, 6-4. Cartersville will travel to Buford for the quarterfinal round next week. Buford swept Bainbridge Wednesday, 15-0 and 16-2. Elliott Anderson and Anthony Seigler tossed complete games for the two Hurricane victories. Anderson struck out 13 and kept the Bulldogs off the board for the first six innings in Game 1 as the Canes built a 13-0 lead. Seigler, in the second game, yielded only three earned runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out eight Bulldogs. In the first game, Devin Warner drove in four runs with a homerun and a double for the Purple Hurricanes. Spencer Dickey also homered and Anderson helped himself by reaching base five times with a double, a single, and three walks. In Game 2, Thomson took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second before Cartersville tied the game in the bottom of the frame. Parker Tidwell and Dickey singled to start the Canes’ second inning. Cole Jamieson was then hit by a pitch to load the bases. Tidwell scored on a sacrifice fly by Trevor Lowe and Dickey scored to tie the game, 2-2, on a wild pitch. The Bulldogs regained the lead in the top of the third, 3-2, but Cartersville went back on top for good with a four-run bottom of the third. Seigler lined a triple to right field and scored on an Anderson double. Carrington Evans followed with a single that moved Anderson to third. Tidwell then doubled to center field with both Anderson and Evans scoring. After Tidwell moved up to third on a wild pitch, Dickey’s sacrifice fly drove home Tidwell and the Canes held a 6-3 advantage. Seigler, who worked the first six innings on the mound as a southpaw, switched to his right arm in the seventh. Although Thomson loaded the bases with no outs on two walks and a single, Seigler limited the damage to a single run on a sacrifice fly by Cody Brown. Seigler then induced a groundout and a popup to short to seal the 6-4 victory and complete the series sweep for the Hurricanes. Seven Cartersville hitters finished the doubleheader with at least two hits. Anderson went 3-for-5 with two doubles, scored a run, and walked three times. Dickey was 2-for-3 with a home run, scored three times, and drove in a pair of runs. Tidwell went 2-for-6 with a double, three runs scored and four RBI. Warner homered and doubled for four RBI and scored a run. Seigler had two hits, including a triple, with two runs scored and one RBI. Evans was 2-for-6 with a double and scored two runs. Jamieson finished 2-for-5 with a double. Jacob Fowler had a hit and scored two runs in the doubleheader. Noah Daniel drove in two runs with a hit and scored a run. Lowe drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Thomson’s season ends with a 21-9 mark. Cartersville (19-11) advances to the Elite Eight quarterfinal round May 10 (doubleheader) and May 11 (if needed), to play at Buford (27-3) in a best-of-three series.

The Adairsville girls soccer team cruised to a 7-1 Class AAA second round playoff victory over visiting Jackson Wednesday night at Tiger Valley. The Lady Tigers, who led 2-1 at halftime, improved to 17-1 on the season. Adairsville also won a coin toss following the game to host their state quarterfinal match. The opponent in the next round will be Savannah Arts Academy. The exact day and time for the match has yet to be decided, but will be on either Friday (May 6) or Saturday (May 7). A coin toss to determine the host site was necessary since both the Lady Tigers and Lady Panthers won their respective regions. Adairsville, in the playoffs for the fourth straight year and fifth time overall, has now reached the state quarterfinals for the first time in program history. The 7th-ranked Lady Tigers scored twice in a closely contested first half. Emily Collum scored in the 15th minute with an assist from Katie Lawhorn to take a 1-0 lead. Then after Jackson tied the game 1-1, Chloe Cochran scored off an assist from Kaitlyn Webster in the game’s 33rd minute. That gave Adairsville a 2-1 advantage at the break. Gillian Johnson put the Lady Tigers ahead 3-1 early in the second half off a feed from Collum and Lawhorn scored following a free kick by Victoria Davis in the 69th minute for a 4-1 lead. Cochran added a pair of second half goals to complete a three-goal hat trick in the contest. Collum and Haley Pittman assisted for a commanding, 6-1 Adairsville lead. In the 79th minute, Aleah Abernathy capped the Lady Tigers’ scoring off a pass from Lawhorn. Freshman keeper, Havyn Isaac, picked up the victory in goal with four saves. Davis, Mac Stephenson, Emily Emmons, Lauren Stephenson, Molly Carter, and Macy Hufstetler continued to be steady defenders for the Lady Tigers. The date and starting time for the quarterfinal match will be decided Thursday by school officials. Savannah Arts Academy defeated Jefferson 2-1 Wednesday night in the second round.

Elliott Anderson tossed a complete game and struck out 13 as Cartersville won the first game of a second round Class AAAA playoff doubleheader at Thomson Wednesday evening, 13-3. Anderson kept the Bulldogs off the scoreboard until the bottom of the seventh. Thomas scored all three runs in the final frame after the Hurricanes had built a 13-0 lead. Devin Warner drove in four runs for Cartersville with a homerun and a double. Spencer Dickey also homered. Anderson helped himself at the plate in the leadoff slot. He reached base five times with a double, a single, and three walks. Cartersville (18-11) will play for a sweep in the best-of-three series as the home team in the second game of Wednesday night’s doubleheader. If a third game is needed, first pitch would be Thursday at 5pm at Thomson. The winner of the Cartersville-Thomson series advances to face the survivor of a series between Bainbridge and Buford.

Georgia Highlands starting pitcher, Tanner Thomson, allowed only one run on a single hit and two walks through six innings Tuesday night at West Georgia Tech in Carrollton, but the Chargers’ bullpen failed late in an 8-2 conference loss. The Chargers led 2-1 going to the bottom of the seventh when the Golden Knights struck for seven runs over the next two frames, including five in the seventh. West Georgia Tech pitcher, Miles Dutton, went the full nine innings for the victory. He scattered five singles and three walks in allowing two earned runs. Dutton struck out eleven Chargers. Zach McCrum, Jonathan White, Mitch Burger, Clint Tonini, and Joel Munoz had the Georgia Highlands’ hits. Tristan Roberts drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Three different Knights — Adrian Martinez, Connor Wilson, and Brandon Bone — drove in two runs each. West Georgia Tech improved to 13-33-1 with the win. The Knights are now 8-17 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. The Chargers (26-27, 11-14) will host the next three games of the series with a single game Friday at 6pm and a doubleheader on Saturday with first pitch at 1pm. The final three games of the series will be at LakePoint in Emerson.

Cartersville at Thomson GHSA Class AAAA Second Round Best 2-of-3 series DH May 4 (if game, May 5) 5pm start time, both dates Records: Cartersville (17-11, 2-seed, Region 7-AAAA) Thomson (21-7, 1-seed, Region 3-AAAA) (winner plays Buford/Bainbridge series winner in quarterfinals) Thomson has won 8 of last 10. Cartersville has won 7 of last 10. First Round results: Thomson swept Upson-Lee in the first round, 2-0 and 5-2 (9 inn.) Cartersville swept Redan in the first round, 12-3 and 11-0 (5 inn.) Canes First Round leaders: Anthony Seigler (5-for-8, two doubles, four runs, four RBI) in first round series. Elliott Anderson (5-for-9, three doubles, five RBI) in first round series. Cole Jamieson (2 HR) in first round series. Carrington Evans (4-for-6, double, two runs, three RBI) in first round series. Jacob Fowler (2-for-5, double, three runs) Seigler and Anderson on the mound Bulldogs to watch Thomson top hitters: Morgan Hyde -- Sr. (.458 BA, 36R, 20 RBI, .536 OBP, .614 SLG) Duncan Adams -- Sr. (.415 BA, 20 RBI, .500 OBP) Hunter Norman -- Sr. (.371 BA, 30 RBI) Patterson Hutto -- Jr. (.366 BA, 13 RBI) Jordan Fanning -- Jr. (.364 BA, 20R) Thomson top pitchers: Morgan Hyde, 9-1 record, 1.89 ERA, .212 OppBA, 14 appearances Cade Brown -- Sr., 6-2 record, 1.44 ERA, .212 OppBA, 13 appearances Hunter Norman, 5-2 record, 2.10 ERA, .196 OppBA, 10 appearances NOTE: Thomson stats per MaxPreps

This week's 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' for track and field, tennis, and softball includes updates for 14 athletes currently contributing at their respective college programs across the country. A few institutions have completed their 2016 seasons, while others are wrapping up their regular seasons. Still other programs are moving into post-season play at conference, regional, or national tournaments. Bartow Sports Zone maintains a roster of local athletes competing currently on college or professional rosters. See the 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page on this web site for more. TENNIS PEYTON GOLHOFFER — Ball State (Fr., Laurel Springs Academy, Cartersville resident) . . . earned a Mid-America Conference All-Tournament Team selection as the Cardinals won the MAC tournament and sealed an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Ball State, who also won the regular season title, defeated No. 3 seed Western Michigan 4-0 in the championship match at Miami-OH University’s Hepburn Tennis Courts. Gollhofer won her No. 1 singles line in the title match as Ball State improved to 22-3 on the season. BSU also defeated University of Buffalo in the conference tournament semifinals, 4-3. Gollhofer lost her No. 1 line singles match, but teamed with partner Audrey Berger to win on the No. 1 doubles line. Ball State will learn their first round opponent for the NCAA Tournament May 3 at 5pm during the NCAA selection show on ncaa.com. SOFTBALL TAYLOR BRASELTON — Reinhardt University (Jr., Woodland HS) . . . went 11-for-16 and scored a tournament-high eight runs in the Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament April 26-29 in Kingsport, TN. Braselton, recently named AAC All-Conference First Team and All-Academic Team, has a .371 batting average for the season with 12 RBI and has stolen 9 bases in 40 starts. She was also named to the 2016 AAC Champions of Character Team. The Eagles improved to 41-10 with their four conference tournament wins over Union College (KY), Truett-McConnell College (GA), Bryan College (TN), and Milligan College (TN) in the finals. Reinhardt, who also won the AAC regular season title, will host the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round May 16-18 at Ken White Field in Waleska. Their opponents and the bracket will be announced by the NAIA on May 10. SYDNEY FLOWERS — Reinhardt University (Jr., Woodland HS) . . . started a conference tournament game against Union College (KY) April 26 and made an appearance in the conference title game against Milligan College (TN). Flowers, a 2016 Appalachian Athletic Conference All-Academic Team member, has a .192 batting average for the season and has started 30 games for the Eagles. Reinhardt improved to 41-10 with their four conference tournament wins. The Eagles, who also won the AAC regular season title, will host the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round May 16-18 at Ken White Field in Waleska. Their opponents and the bracket will be announced by the NAIA on May 10. BRIDGETT HAMPTON -- Walters State CC (Fr., Woodland HS) . . . started three of four games at first base and DH as the Senators split a series at Motlow State CC. Hampton was 3-for-8 with one RBI in the series. She has a .333 batting average with three home runs and 19 RBI through 28 games played. Walters State (39-8 overall, 28-4 TCCAA) plays next in the TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII Tournament, May 9-11, at Columbia State CC. MALLORY JACKSON — Georgia Highlands CC (Fr., Woodland HS) . . . went 2-for-8 with a home run and a double in three games at the GCAA/Region XVII Tournament. GHC went 2-2 at the tournament with wins over East Georgia CC and Andrew College. The losses were to South Georgia State CC and Darton State CC. Jackson finished the season with a .204 batting average, five homers, and 27 RBI in 55 games. Georgia Highlands finished the season 27-33 overall and 7-7 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. ASHLEY JORDAN — Georgia Highlands CC (Soph, Woodland HS) . . .went 4-for-11, scored two runs, had a sacrifice, and a stolen base in four games at the GCAA/Region XVII Tournament. GHC went 2-2 at the tournament with wins over East Georgia CC and Andrew College. The losses were to South Georgia State CC and Darton State CC. Jordan finished the season with a .327 batting average, 16 RBI, and 12 stolen bases in 58 games. Georgia Highlands finished the season 27-33 overall and 7-7 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. KAILAH RAIN — Embry-Riddle University (Soph., Cartersville HS) . . . went 9-for-17 in the Eagles’ final two conference regular season series at Eckerd College and Nova Southeastern University. ERU won five of six and Rain finished the regular season with a five game hitting streak. She drove in five runs with a double and a walk. Rain finished the season with a .372 batting average with 10 RBI in 32 games played. Embry-Riddle finished 35-13 overall and 17-12 in the Sunshine State Conference. The Eagles are transitioning to NCAA D-II and are not eligible for post-season play. TAYLOR WEEKS — Reinhardt University (Jr., Adairsville HS) . . . hit .786 (11-for-14) with a walk, stolen base, and five RBI in the Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament April 26-29 in Kingsport, TN. The Eagles have won 17 straight and swept to the tournament title with wins over Union College (KY), Truett-McConnell College (GA), Bryan College (TN), and Milligan College (TN). Weeks, recently named First Team All-AAC and to the AAC All-Academic Team, leads Reinhardt with a .454 batting average. She has 39 RBI with 69 hits and a .514 on base percentage in 47 starts. The Eagles, who also won their seventh straight regular season conference title with an 18-2 mark, improved to 41-10 and will host the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round May 16-18 at Ken White Field in Waleska. Their opponents and the bracket will be announced by the NAIA on May 10. RANDI WIMPY — Reinhardt University (Sr., Woodland HS) . . . recently named the Appalachian Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Wimpy had only one hit in the AAC Championship Tournament, but was walked four times, drove in three runs, and scored four times as the Eagles swept four games on their way to the title. Wimpy was also named First Team All-Conference and was named to the AAC All-Defensive Team. The 2015 NAIA All-American has a .432 batting average with 10 home runs, 32 extra base hits, and 63 RBI. She carries a .797 slugging percentage and an on base percentage of .541. Wimpy has also stolen five bases while starting all 51 games. The Eagles, who also won their seventh straight regular season conference title with an 18-2 mark, improved to 41-10 and will host the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round May 16-18 at Ken White Field in Waleska. Their opponents and the bracket will be announced by the NAIA on May 10. LAUREN WOMACK — Georgia Highlands CC (Fr., Cass HS) . . . went 4-for-12 with a pair of doubles, one run, and two RBI in four games at the GCAA/Region XVII Tournament. GHC went 2-2 at the tournament with wins over East Georgia CC and Andrew College. The losses were to South Georgia State CC and Darton State CC. Womack finished the season with a .310 batting average, 18 RBI, and 12 stolen bases in 58 games. She was also named Second Team All-Region XVII/GCAA. Georgia Highlands finished the season 27-33 overall and 7-7 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. ANNALYN YANTIS — Samford University (Fr., Cartersville HS) . . . made a two inning relief appearance April 26 in a 13-2 win over Alabama A&M allowing a pair of runs on a hit and two walks. Yantis has pitched 17 and 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and a 5.15 ERA in eight appearances. The Bulldogs (34-18, 12-3 Southern Conference) host UNC-Greensboro May 7-8 for a three-game conference series before the Southern Conference championship tournament May 11-14 in Greensboro. TRACK AND FIELD SPENCER FIELDS — Rhodes College (Fr., Kingston, GA, Darlington HS) . . . won the 10,000 meter run (32:49.33). He also placed fourth in the 5000 meter run (15:35.64) and 12th in the 1500 meter run at the Southern Athletic Association Championships April 22-23 as the Lynx finished third behind conference winner Birmingham-Southern College and runner-up, Centre College (KY). The next meet for Rhodes is on May 19th at the Gregory Invitational in North Central, just one week before the NCAA D3 National Championships in Waverly, Iowa. JAISON MORNING — Valdosta State University (Fr., Cass HS) … in his final event of the 2016 season, placed 9th in the 1500 meter run at the South Alabama Invitational April 16 establishing a new personal record of 4:02.62. He also competed in the 800 meter run and matched his season best of 2:02.01. SAMANTHA PATTERSON — Jacksonville State (Soph, Woodland HS) … pole vaulter, placed fifth (3.20m / 10’-06”) at the Western Carolina University Invitational April 29 as the Lady Gamecocks placed third as a team behind Georgia State and host Western Carolina in the eight team event. Next for JSU is the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in Nashville, TN May 13-14. Did we miss someone? Please let us know. Use the contact page of this site to provide information we may have missed or email us: bartowsportszone@comcast.net

2016 BGMSAA Championship Meet Results GIRLS TEAM SCORES 1 — Red Bud, 120.5 2 — Calhoun, 109 3 — Woodland, 85 4 — Ashworth, 84.5 5 — South Central, 42 6 — Cass, 34 7 — Adairsville, 32 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Shot Put — Parks, Red Bud Discus — Parks, Red Bud High Jump — Barnes, Calhoun Long Jump — Gunn, Ashworth High Hurdles — Wallraven, Red Bud 300 Hurdles — Triplett, Red Bud 4x100 Relay — Red Bud 1600 — Clymer, Woodland 800 — Clymer, Woodland 100 — Barnes, Calhoun 200 — Carnes, Woodland 400 — Gunn, Ashworth 4x400 Relay — Woodland BOYS TEAM SCORES 1 — Red Bud, 152 2 — Calhoun, 111 3 — Cass, 98 4 — Woodland, 47 5 — Ashworth, 45 6 — Adairsville, 28 7 — South Central, 26 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Shot Put — Hamby, Calhoun Discus — Herman, Cass High Jump — Black, Ashworth Long Jump — Harper, Cass High Hurdles — Whittington, Cass 300 Hurdles — Cantrell, Red Bud 4x100 Relay — Red Bud 1600 — Barrios, Calhoun 800 — Barrios, Calhoun 100 — Harper, Cass 200 — Haynes, South Central 400 — Dong, Calhoun 4x400 — Red Bud